Top 25 Undergraduate Entrepreneurial Colleges for 2008

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Top 25 Undergraduate Colleges

^#14

Northeastern University
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Boston, MA

Enrolled students: 970 of which 1% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 83%
Scholarships: $125,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 1
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $10,000

^#15

Syracuse University
Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprise
Syracuse, NY

Enrolled students: 1745 of which 15% started a business
Percentage still in business: 8%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 50%
Recent grads who started a business: 10%
Percentage still in business: 10%
Scholarships: $560,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $52,000

^#16

Miami University
Miami Institute for Entrepreneurship
Oxford, OH

Enrolled students: 346 of which 7% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 4%
Percentage still in business: 92%
Scholarships: $33,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $10,000

^#17

Loyola Marymount University
Hilton Center for Entrepreneurship
Los Angeles, CA

Enrolled students: 270 of which 20% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 80%
Recent grads who started a business: 20%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $15,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 4
Mentorship programs: 4
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $11,000

^#18

Washington State University
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Pullman, WA

Enrolled students: 47 of which 25% started a business
Percentage still in business: 50%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 25%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $50,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 1
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $60,000

^#19

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Chapel Hill, NC

Enrolled students: 335 of which 5% started a business
Percentage still in business: 5%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 88%
Recent grads who started a business: 5%
Percentage still in business: 5%
Scholarships: $85,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 4
Mentorship programs: 1
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $50,000

^#20

University of Alabama
Management Program with Entrepreneurial Track
Tuscaloosa, AL

Enrolled students: 230 of which 50% started a business
Percentage still in business: 25%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 40%
Percentage still in business: 20%
Scholarships: $10,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 1
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $12,500

^#21

University of Cincinnati
Center for Entrepreneurship Education & Research
Cincinnati, OH

Enrolled students: 106 of which 1% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 75%
Recent grads who started a business: 1%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $25,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 2
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $5,000

^#22

University of Iowa
John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
Iowa City, IA

Enrolled students: 1146 of which 16% started a business
Percentage still in business: 84%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 87%
Recent grads who started a business: 7%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $19,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 5
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $15,000

^#23

Belmont University
Center for Entrepreneurship
Nashville, TN

Enrolled students: 138 of which 33% started a business
Percentage still in business: 87%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 80%
Recent grads who started a business: 30%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $32,500
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 3
Mentorship programs: 3
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $8,000

^#24

Xavier University
Department of Management & Entrepreneurship
Cincinnati, OH

Enrolled students: 65 of which 70% started a business
Percentage still in business: 45%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 85%
Recent grads who started a business: 35%
Percentage still in business: 40%
Scholarships: $25,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 1
Mentorship programs: 2
Business plan competition: Yes; Prize: $4,000

^#25

Suffolk University
Sawyer Business School Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
Boston, MA

Enrolled students: 125 of which 2% started a business
Percentage still in business: 100%
Faculty who are entrepreneurs: 100%
Recent grads who started a business: 10%
Percentage still in business: 100%
Scholarships: $8,000
Number of entrepreneurship clubs: 2
Mentorship programs: 1
Business plan competition: No